Tyger « 7 . - . ya Ny Fle . eet Yeti ois ; f ‘vs hare ° we 4 rk bay » ede 4 4 . el Na ition! “Sain FT * i Ja be; ay as a 7h deoty Len. a Me Ra oN ea Ar A Sy Tr OP er ow the oe , ‘ road Ay 26 Sv OF, Wt ee et ‘- Mees EN Le : rer ’ , ah ] — eel Wali se te 7 - sah vi lA, ioe . , eae. - Tes ac mt er aes : a 229 — _ b 7 - . Soe UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS. UN ET DS: Tea es EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. UNDER THE COMMAND OF CHARLES WILKES, U.S.N. VOL. XX. HERPETOLOGY. PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF s. P. BAIRD. WITH A FOLIO ATLAS. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY C. SHERMAN & SON. 1858. ‘ar 230034 SMITHSON; rr MAY 06 1989 S/BRARIES Ry, eeains ft ane INTRODUCTION. Tue Joint Committee of the Library of Congress entered into an engagement with the undersigned, in 1851, to prepare the Report upon the Herpetological collections made by the United States Ex- ploring Expedition. Finding that other duties would interfere with the proper performance of the work, he was permitted to associate Dr. Girard with him in its execution; by whom the determinations and descriptions have been made, the drawings overlooked, and the work carried through the press, 8. F. BAIRD. WasuinetTon, May, 1858, CONTENTS. TITLE, . : ; : : : INTRODUCTION, . : CONTENTS, ; ; : Orvo I—BATRACHIA, . Trisus L—BATRACHIA URODELA, . . a, TREMATODEIRA, . ‘ &. ATRETODEIRA, : . Fam. SALAMANDRIDAE, . Genus TaricHa, © TARICHA TOROSA, ‘ . . Fam. PLETHODONTIDAE, . ; . Genus ANAIDES, . . . . ' ANAIDES LUGUBRIS, Genus Herepi, . ‘ : , ; HEREDIA OREGONENSIS) GENUS XIPHONURA, . : ‘ XIPHONURA TENEBROSA, : . Trisus I—BATRACHIA ANURA, . Fam. RANIDAK, . é . Genus Rana, . . ‘ : , 1. RANA AURORA, . . : 2. RANA PRETIOSA, , . 3. RaNA DRAYTONI, . : 4, RANA MARITIMA, . ‘ . Genus LEPTODACTYLUS, ‘ ‘ 1. LerpToDACTYLUS OCELLATUS, . . Vil Rp ww Ww Ww owt Vill 2. LEPTODACTYLUS CALIGINOSUS, Genus CYsTIGNATHUS, . , 1. CysTIGNATHUS NEBULOSUS, 2. CYSTIGNATHUS PARVULUS, GENUS PLEURODEMA, ; ‘ . 1. PLEURODEMA BIBRONI, 2. PLEURODEMA ELEGANS, . Genus WaGLERIA, , . WAGLERIA PERONI, . : Genus RanmpELLA, . . RANIDELLA SIGNIFERA, . Fam. HYLIDAE, é : . *ENUS RANOIDEA, . : ‘ 1. RANOIDEA RESPLENDENS, 2. RANOIDEA FLAVO-VIRIDIS, . Genus Hyiarana, ‘ ‘ HYLARANA MINDANENSIS, . Genus Hanopuina, ; . 1, HaLopHILA HEROS, , 2. HALOPHILA VITIENSIS, 3. HALOPHILA DORSUALIS, . Genus Hyta,. . , 1. Hypa REGILLA, . ” 2. HyLa CYANEA, ‘ Genus Hytopes, . ‘ ‘ HYLODES PARVUS, - : Genus Exosta, . ; ; 1. ELosia NASUTA, ‘ 2. ELosia BUFONIUM, ‘ 3. HLosIaA VOMERINA, . Fam. BUFONIDAE, . ; : GENUS RHINODERMA, ; : RHINODERMA SIGNIFERA, . Genus Buro, ‘ ; ‘ 1, Buro BorgEas, : : 2. BUFO COLUMBIENSIS, . 3. BUFo MARINUS, . dest 4, Buro GRACILIS, ‘ 5. Buro LueuBRosus, ' 6. Buro THAUL, . , 7. Buro POEPPIGII, . , 8. Buro MELANOSTICTUS, CONTENTS. 35 CONTENTS. 1X Page Genus BUFONELLA, . ‘ . . . . . . 94 BuFONELLA CRUCIFERA, . ‘ . : : ‘ 95 Genus Merarvs, : . . : . , Bs . 96 METAEUS TIMIDUS, : . , ’ ; ‘ 97 Genus BRACHYCEPHALUS, . ; . ; . , . 99 BRACHYCEPHALUS AURANTIACUS, » : ‘ : ‘ 100 Orpo II.—OPHIDIA, . F ‘ : ; ‘ ‘ ; . 105 Genus SABRINA, . . ‘ ° , ‘ . ° 106 SABRINA TESSELLATA, . ‘ ‘ . ‘ . 106 Genus CYLINDROPHIS, . , . : . ' . 108 CYLINDROPHIS RUFA, . ‘ . .- ° . 109 Genus WENONA, . . ° ‘ : : . ‘ 111 1, WeNONA PLUMBEA, : : ; . » ile 2. WENONA ISABELLA, . : : : . . 113 Genus More ia, ‘ ‘ . . : ; : ~ 115 MoRELIA ARGUS, . s : . , ‘ ‘ 115 Genus Enyerus, ‘ ‘ ‘ : : , : . (il? ENYGRUS BIBRONI, sh ° : . ; : 117 Genus RaspIon, . ’ . ; . ° , . Lis RABDION OCCIPITALE, . : : ° ‘ , 120 Genus Lop1a, ‘ : : . ‘ ° : ~ 122 Lopia TENUIS, . ‘ : : ° : ‘ 122 Genus Conria, . , : : ‘ . , « 124 CoNTIA MITIS, . . : ‘ , : . 125 Genus BascaNIon, . : ‘ ‘ ‘ ; : . 126 BASCANION VETUSTUS, . . . . . ‘ 127 Genus DENDROPHIS, . ; d ¥ ; : ° ~ 129 1. DENDROPHIS PICTA, . : . : . * 129 2. DENDROPHIS PRASINUS, . : . : . . 1B Genus PiTvopHis, ; A : . F ‘ ‘ 133 1. PITUOPHIS CATENIFER, . . ‘ ; : » 135 2. PITUOPHIS WILKESI, . : . : . . 137 Genus CALLIRHINUS, . : ‘ . ° ° . 139 CALLIRHINUS PATAGONIENSIS, . . . . : 139 Genus SIByNnovn, ; ‘ : : : . © »« 8 SIBYNON NEBULATUS, . . : : ‘ . 142 TROPIDONOTUS JUNCEUS, ° , . . . . 145 Genus EvTAEnNIA, . . . ; , . ‘ 147 1. EuTsAENIA INFERNALIS, . . , . . - 148 2. EUTAENIA PICKERINGI, . . . ‘ . 150 _ 3. EUTAENIA LEPTOCEPHALA, . . ; , . 4151 4, EUTAENIA ORDINOIDES, . : : é . 153 Cc CONTENTS. Xx Page 5. EuTaENIA VAGRANS, . F , < ‘ . 154 Genus CANTORIA, ° . : 5 ° ‘ . 156 CANTORIA VIOLACEA, . : : ‘ ; - 156 LioPHIS MERREMI, : ‘ ‘ ‘ ; ‘ 159 DRoMMICUS TEMMINCK], ; F F ‘ ‘ - 161 LYGOPHIS ELEGANS, . : . ‘ : . 163 AMPHIESMA RHODOMELAS, . . : . : . 165 XENODON ANCORUS, ‘ : ‘ ‘ : ‘ 167 ERYTHROLAMPRUS VENUTISSIMUS, , . . . - 169 Genus CERBERUS, . " . ; ‘ ‘ ; 170 CERBERUS BOAEFORMIS, ° ‘ ‘ ‘ , - 170 Genus TacHYMENIS, ‘ : ‘ ; : . , 173 TACHYMENIS CHILENSIS, , ‘ ‘ e ‘ - 173 Genvs Dotiopuis, 5 : * : : ‘ : 175 DoLioPHIS FLAVICEPS, 3 a ‘ . . - 176 PSEUDELAPS PSAMMOPHIS, ‘ . ‘ : ‘ 178 Genus PLaturus, . ‘ ‘ ‘ ; ; , . 180 1. PLATURUS LATICAUDATUS, . . ‘ , ‘ 180 2. PLATURUS COLUBRINTS, . ; ‘ . ‘ - 183 Genus PreLamys, . “ . . , , : 184 PELAMYS BICOLOR, . ‘ : . a ‘ - 185 Genus CRoTALuvs, ' : ‘ . , , : 187 CroTaLvs LUCIFER, ‘ P : ‘ : P . 187 Orpo III.—SAURIA, . ‘ ‘ : ‘ : ; ‘ ‘ 193 Fam. VARANIDAE, ‘ ‘ . ; ‘ ; ‘ - 194 Genus Hyprosavrus, . ‘ . ‘ ‘ ‘ , 195 Hyprosavrus VARIUS, : ‘ : : . - 196 Fam. LACERTIDAE, ‘ ; ; : ‘ ‘ ; 197 Susram. COKELODONTES, . . ‘ . , : . 199 Genus Lacerta, . r : ‘ 4 ’ ; : 199 LACERTA MADERENSIS, ‘ . : ‘ . - 200 Susram. PLEODONTES, ° . ; . 2 : 201 Genus TrIvs, ‘ * : ; ‘ , ; . 201 TEIUS TEGUIXIN, . . ‘ é : ‘ 202 Fam. ZONURIDAE, ; F . ‘ i : ‘ . 204 Genus Evearia, . * ‘ : . ; ; ‘ 205 1, ELGARIA FORMOSA, é . . ; ‘ - 206 2. ELGARIA SCINCICAUDA, ‘ , . ‘ ‘ 210 3. HLGARIA GRANDIS, i . 4 ‘ n . 212 4, ELGARIA PRINCIPIS, . . : : » ‘ 214 Fam. AMPHISBAENIDAE, : , ‘ ; ; . - 215 Genus CEPHALOPELTIS, . ‘ ‘ . d : . 216 CONTENTS. CEPHALOPELTIS SCUTIGERA, Fam. SCINCIDAE, . ‘ Susram. OPHIOPHTHALMI, Genus CRYPTOBLEPHARUS, 1. CRYPTOBLEPHARUS PLAGIOCEPHALUS, 2. CRYPTOBLEPHARUS EXIMIUS, Susram. SAUROPHTHALMI, GENUS OPHIODES, OPHIODES STRIATUS, . Genus TILiqva, . ; TILIQUA RUFESCENS, . Genus Evprepis, , EUPREPIS VENUSTUS, - Genus Cyciopuvs, F CYCLODUS GIGAS, Genus CycLopina, ‘ CYCLODINA AENEA, . Genus Homsronia, 1. HomBrRoNIA UNDOSA, 2, HomBRoNIA FASCIOLARIS, Genus OLiIcosoMa, . 1. OLIGOSOMA ZELANDICUM, 2, OLIGOSOMA NOCTUUM, Genus LycosomELLa, LyGosoMELLA AESTUOSA, Genus Lipinia, . ‘ LiPInIA VULCANIA, . Genus HInvtia, HINULIA TAENIOLATA, Genus Masuya, . > MaBvuyA AGILIS, ‘ Genus Emoa, ‘ . 1, Emoa ATROCOSTATA, 2. EMoa SAMOENSIS, 3. EMOA NIGRITA, .- 4, EMOA CYANURA, Fam. GEKKOTIDAE, . , Genus GEHYRA, . ‘ 1. GEHYRA OCEANICA, 2. GEHYRA VORAX, Genus PrrRopus, > ‘ 1. PEROPUS MUTILATUS, ry CONTENTS. 2. PEROPUS NEGLECTUS, . ‘ Genus DacryLoPERvUs, . . ‘ DACTYLOPERUS INSULENSIS, . , Genus Crossvrus, . ‘ : CROSSURUS PLATYURUS, . ‘ Genus HemmpacTYyLus, . ‘ ‘ 1. HEMIDACTYLUS MABUIA, . : 2. HEMIDACTYLUS CYANODACTYLUS, Genus Doryvra, ; A ‘ ; DoryYURA VULPECULA, . . Genus ASCALABOTES, ‘ , : ASCALABOTES DELALANDII, ‘ Genus GEKKO, ‘ : . . 1. GEKKO INDICUS, , ‘ 2. GEKKO MONARCHUS, . . Genus HopLopactyLus, . : . HopLoDACTYLUS POMARII, . ‘ Genus DipLopacTyLvus, . ‘3 . DIPLODACTYLUS VITTATUS, . ‘ Genus Discopactytus, . ‘ ‘ DISCODACTYLUS PHACOPHORUS, ; Genus PuyLuurvs, ‘ ‘ ‘ PHYLLURUS PLATURUS, ’ , GeENus GoNIODACTYLUS, . ‘ , GoNIODACTYLUS MARMORATUS, ’ Genus HetTeronota, . p . HETERONOTA PELAGICA, . . Genus NavLtinvs, : : , NAULTINUS PUNCTATUS, ‘ . Fam. IGUANIDAE, . é ‘ ‘ Susram. PLEURODONTES, . . : Genus MicroLopnts, . ‘ : MICROLOPHUS PERUVIANUS, . . Genus TaRacuira, : ‘ ‘ TARAGUIRA TORQUATA, : : Genus SaccopEIRa, ‘ ‘ ‘ SACCODEIRA ORNATISSIMA, . . Genus Procrorretus, . : Svuscenus Procrorretvs, . ’ 1, PRocTOTRETUS SPLENDIDUS, 2, PROCTOTRETUS PECTINATUS, Suscenvs LioLarmus, ‘ ° Page 278 279 280 281 281 282 283 284 285 286 288 289 290 290 292 293 294 296 297 299 300 302 303 304 304 305 306 308 309 312 313 313 314 317 318 322 323 326 329 329 33 334 CONTENTS. LIOLAEMUS NITIDUS, Suseenvs LioperRA, . . LIoDEIRA CHILENSIS, Susgenus PrycHopEIRA, .» / 1. PrycHoDEIRA GRACILIS, 2. PryCHODEIRA FEMORATA, . PYTYCHODEIRA STANTONI, . . PTYCHODEIRA INTERMEDIA, 3 4, PryCHODEIRA CYANOGASTER, 5 6 . PrycHODEIRA MOSAICA, Suscenus RH#YTIDODEIRA, ‘ 1. RHYTIDODEIRA KINGI, 2. RHYTIDODEIRA MAGELLANIOA, 3. RHYTIDODEIRA BIBRONT, 4, RHYTIDODEIRA WIEGMANNI, 5, RHYTIDODEIRA NIGROMACULATA, 6 . RHYTIDODEIRA OXYCEPHALA, Suscenvus Eviarmus, ; ‘ 1, EULAEMUS TENUIS, 2. EULAEMUS DARWINI, . . EULAEMUS PICTUS, OS . EULAEMUS FITZINGERI, . EULAEMUS AFFINIS, an . EULAEMUS SIGNIFER, . 7. EHULAEMUS MACULATUS, SuBGENUS ORTHOLAEMUS, . : 1. ORTHOLAEMUS BEAGLII, 2. ORTHOLAEMUS MULTIMACULATUS, 3. ORTHOLAEMUS FITZROII, Genus BRACHYLOPHUS, . . ; BRACHYLOPHUS FASCIATUS, . Genus ScELoPoRus, ‘ } ' 1. ScELOPORUS UNDULATUS, . 2. SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS, . 3, SCELOPORUS FRONTALIS, . 4, ScELOPORUS GRACILIS, ; Genus PHRYNOSOMA, q ‘ Supgenus Tapaya, . . ° 1. TAPAYA ORBICULARIS, 2. TAPAYA HERNANDESI, 3, TAPAYA ORNATISSIMA, 4, TAPAYA BREVIROSTRIS, D X111 Page 334 339 340 340 341 344 347 347 348 349 349 350 351 352 352 353 353 357 358 361 364 365 366 366 367 368 369. 372 373 373 374 377 379 383 384 386 388 394 394 395 396 397 Xiv CONTENTS. 5. TAPAYA DOUGLASSI, . Supcenvs BaTRACHOSOMA, . : BATRACHOSOMA CORONATUM, Suspgenus Purynosoma, . . 1, PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM, . 2. PHRYNOSOMA REGALE, Suscenus Do.iosavrus, 1. Doxiosaurvs M’CALLI, 2. DoLIOSAURUS PLATYRHINOS, 3. DoLIoSAURUS MODESTUS, Susram. ACRODONTES, , ‘ ; Genus BronxcHoce.a, BRONCHOCELA CRISTATELLA, . : Genus AMPHIBOLURUS, . 1. AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS, 2. AMPHIBOLURUS MACULIFERUS, Genus OREODEIRA, OREODEIRA GRACILIPES, Orvo IV.—-CHELONIA, Sus-Orpo J.—CHELONII, Fam. CHELONIDAE, Genus THALASSOCHELYS, THALASSOCHELYS CORTICATA, Genus LepipocHELys, . : : 1, LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA, 2, LEPIDOCHELYS DUSSUMIERI, . REMARKS ON CHELONIA ViRGATA, ScHw., . Genus CaRerra, . . ‘ , . 1. CARETTA IMBRICATA, : : 2. CARETTA SQUAMOSA, 3. CARETTA ROSTRATA, Genus Evcuetys, ‘ EUCHELYS MACROPUS, Remarks on THE Genus Haxicuetys or Firzinerr, . Genus CueLonta, 1. CHELONIA VIRIDIS, 2. CHELONTA MACULOSA, 3. CHELONIA MARMORATA, 4, CHELONIA FORMOSA, ° 5. CHELONIA TENUIS, Suzs-Orpo II—TESTUDINATA, ‘ Fam. HYDRASPIDES, ‘ ; ‘ Page 397 400 400 402 403 406 407 408 409 409 410 411 411 413 414 417 419 420 425 427 429 429 431 434 . 435 437 437 438 440 442 446 447 448 451 452 453 454 455 456 459 461 462 INDEX, CONTENTS, CHELYMYS MACQUARIA, : ‘ : Fam. EMYDIDAE, . . , . ‘ ‘ Susram. CLEMMYDIDAKE, . , . Genus ACTINEMYS, ACTINEMYS MARMORATA, . Fam. 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